This season of the Indian Premier League has stretched on for 50 days, due to the one week break in the middle of the tournament. But at the end of it, two of the best teams, that deserved to be in the final, are in the summit clash. RCB defied early predictions, hurling themselves into…
RCB skipper Rajat Patidar has said that the team will try and win the IPL 2025 title for Virat Kohli ahead of the final against PBKS on Tuesday, June 3. Kohli has been RCB’s best batter this season with 614 runs in 14 matches and an average over 55. The Indian star has been eyeing…
Shreyas Iyer and Rajat Patidar Before they crossed paths as captains in IPL 2025 Final, Shreyas Iyer and Rajat Patidar had already shared a high-stakes showdown in domestic cricket. It came during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 Final, where Iyer led Mumbai and Patidar captained Madhya Pradesh. The outcome Shreyas Iyer came out on…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s mentor Dinesh Karthik and captain Rajat Patidar. (ANI Photo) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) mentor Dinesh Karthik has heaped praise on the new skipper Rajat Patidar, lauding the batter’s grounded nature and unchanged behaviour even after taking over the leadership reins of the franchise.Patidar, 32, was a surprise pick as RCB captain ahead…
Rajat Patidar (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru stormed into their first Indian Premier League final since 2016 with a commanding eight-wicket win over Punjab Kings in a one-sided Qualifier 1 on Thursday. Punjab’s ultra-aggressive batting strategy backfired, as they were bowled out for just 101 in 14.1 overs by a relentless RCB bowling…
Pat Cummins and Rajat Patidar (IPL Photo) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Rajat Patidar and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain Pat Cummins have been fined for their respective teams’ slow over-rate offences during their recent Indian Premier League (IPL) match.In an official statement, the IPL confirmed that Patidar was fined Rs 24 lakh as it was…
Wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma led Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their crunch IPL 2025 match against SunRisers Hyderabad in Lucknow on Friday, May 23. Rajat Patidar was available to play the game, but he was named as Impact Player. Rajat suffered a finger injury while fielding in RCB’s last completed match — against Chennai Super Kings on…
Rajat Patidar has been named as an Impact Player for RCB against SRH in IPL 2025. As the two captains came out for the toss in Match 65 of the ongoing IPL 2025, Pat Cummins was the usual suspect from the Sunrisers Hyderabad camp. But the face in red, representing Royal Challengers Bengaluru, was not…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar has recovered from his finger injury and is fit to play against SunRisers Hyderabad, head coach Andy Flower confirmed on Thursday, May 22. Patidar had sustained a finger injury while fielding against Chennai Super Kings on May 3. However, the forced break on May 8 and the tournament’s rescheduling…
Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s captain Rajat Patidar before the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Bengaluru: The break in the IPL this season seems to have worked in Rajat Patidar’s favour. The Royal Challengers…